Boy or Girl???

We are definitely looking forward to finding out if this baby is a precious little boy......or a sweet little girl!!!  We are so thankful to have made it this far in our pregnancy!  We will be sooooo very thankful for a girl or a boy....either one is perfectly fine with us!!  

Here are a few of the things that excite us about each one...

Boy - dressing him in classy little church outfits....and every now and then dressing him like his daddy in holey jeans and a cool t-shirt =), puttin gel in his hair, taking him on running adventures, playing in the dirt, giving him long baths after a long day of gettin' dirty (cause little boys get really dirty), watching him play sports and cheering him on, going on picnics and nature hunts, playing in the mud on a rainy day....oh the list goes on!

Girl - dressing her in frilly little dresses with matching bows and cute little socks...curling her hair for church...painting her fingernails and toenails, playing dress up, playing "house" together with dolls, pulling out my jewelry box and letting her put on all the fun things, cooking dates together...cookies for daddy!....oh the list goes on!

So....we will just be so excited for either one.....the question is....

Will our baby be a "Little Jeremy"...

OR a "Little Whitney"...

15 weeks & 3 days...

This picture is kinda hard to see.  But the little head is up on the right and the legs are crossed at the bottom left! =)  The baby was moving all around and measured just a little ahead of scheduled!  The heartbeat was beating strong! =)  The baby is the size of a softball and now weighs 1.75 oz!  Tiny little thing! 

I'm definitely starting to feel significantly better.........still sleeping for about 11 hours each night (with a few bathroom breaks).....still having to eat every 1 1/2 - 2 hours to fight the nausea.....still having to rest LOTS during the day.  But I am able to venture out for a couple hours each day!!  

I've been able to start doing laundry....pick up the house...and do a few other chores around the house!  I look forward to my morning walks every day and I'm super excited about it cooling off very soon!!  My nausea seems to be getting a little better......and I'm learning what triggers my headaches!  So far....if I keep the house VERY cool....drink lots....rest lots and stay inside on rainy days....I have been able to fight my headaches off!  We shall see!  My doctor gave me migraine medicine and reassured me that Tylenol will not hurt this little baby!  So.....if the headaches do keep coming.....I will just take the meds and sleep it off! =)

So far.....lots of prayer support......great doctors....lots of rest and TLC.......has helped to grow this baby!!  We are so blessed...

14 weeks and a growin' baby bump....

Jeremy's parents came to visit us and Pappa Chip took this pic of my growin' baby belly!  We are planning on taking pics every 4 weeks now!!  I feel huge here.....but I'm still wearing my normal clothes!  I have a few maternity things in my closet.....so that I'll have something to wear the day that my normal clothes just don't fit anymore!  We continue to pray that this little bump will grow each day! =)

13 weeks & 4 days...

We went to see our high risk doctor today for the third time and everthing looked very heathy!!  The baby is measuring a little ahead of schedule....but that's all normal and just a good sign at this point!  The heart rate was 157.....beating strong! =)  The baby is the size of a peach now.  We saw the baby moving all around.  They examined the baby's brain, skeletal system, fluids and as much of the anatomy as possible!  I love the picture of the little feet......and the hand!  Once again...those little fingers look so long to me.....maybe they will be like his/her daddy!?  The baby was so precious......he/she was laying down and then would skoot his/her little legs up real high and then fall down and do it all again!  When I would lean to one side....the baby would move more....then go back to just crossing his/her little legs.  The little arms stayed up by his/her head most of the time just moving all around!  

I'm starting to feel a little better.....definitely not on the couch ALL day sick! =)  I try to venture out each day for just a little bit......

We shared the news with all of our friends and church family this week!  I'm definitely starting to get just a little "baby bump" now too!  I feel like I'm HUGE.....but most people can't even tell I'm pregnant yet.  

So many exciting things to come!  We will hopefully find out the sex of our baby at our next high risk appointment which will be around 17 weeks! 

12 weeks & 4 days...

Here's our growing baby!!  The little arms and legs are long and thin now!  You can see the little fingers and toes!  Look at those long fingers......I think this baby is going to have longer slinder fingers like Jer! =)  So maybe this baby will be a piano player like me.....or a guitar player like his/her daddy? =)  

I was still spending most of my days resting.......I would venture out every now and then to see  hang out with friends.  I remember one day my friend Christi and I decided we were going to take her 2 week old little baby girl Charleigh for an outing!  So, we loaded up and headed to TJmax and Target.......after about an hour and half...we were all dragging!!  We went home.....ate a snack and all had to rest!  So....little baby is still growing strong......and I'm still feeling very, very preggo!

11 weeks & 4 days...

Look at our precious baby!!  The little head.....arms and legs!  I love looking at the little knee joints and the little feet!  The baby is the size of a large lime!  Today, the baby didn't move a whole lot for us.  He/She was kickin' his/her legs when we started the ultrasound.....but then stopped!  I think he/she wanted to rest and wanted us to leave her/him alone! =)  Everything looked healthy......strong little heartbeat! 

Jeremy still had to do most things around the house......my friends kept telling me that around 10, 11, 12 weeks.....the "morning sickness" or "all day sickness" as I call it would start to ease up!  HAHA!  Poor Jeremy....he's seen me at my worst during these weeks!  He had to bring me buckets to bed when I knew I wouldn't be able to make it to the bathroom......he would sit and try to help hold my hair....rub my back....anything to make me feel better.  Finally....I just told him that I knew he loved me.....but he could just wait outside the bathroom and when I was done.....then he could help. =)  So......he'd just be chowing down on a delicious dinner that he'd prepared for us and I would have to take off to the bathroom......we both seemed to be getting pretty used to this "growing a baby" buisness!!  So.....I was still walking most days of the week....but resting for most of the day.  The fatigue....and nausea put me on the couch for most all day! =)  I did look forward to going to church each Sunday.....and Wednesday night.  And we did venture out to the Pace football games.  I would always try and make it to half time.....then we would head home for bed.  As long as this baby is healthy.........I knew I could make it through anything! =)

10 weeks & 3 days...

Our little baby was waving to us this week!!  We saw him/her kicking his/her little legs and moving his/her arms all around!!  Then, he/she waved to us! =)  Our baby is the size of a small plum this week!  Well......this was the week that I began to get sick to my stomach!  Umm....and whoever said that during the first trimester you may experience "morning sickness"....no, no, no.....mine lasted ALL day long!  Even though it's miserable being tired and super nauseated....every day I woke up still feeling "pregnant" I did get excited because I knew that little baby was still growing!  My body just might need a little extra time to adjust and get used to growin' a baby! =)  At this point, I knew in my heart I would endure anything in order to have a healthy pregnancy and baby....even if that meant being sick all day every day!  Every time we get to see the baby on the ultrasound.....kicking...waving or just resting.....it gives me an extra boost of energy to make it through another week!.....no matter how sick this baby would make me! =)